bassen

See also: Bässen

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɑsə(n)/
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Hyphenation: bas‧sen
Rhymes: -ɑsən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bassen, probably onomatopoeic. Further etymology is unknown, there are no known cognates.

Verb

bassen

(intransitive) to bark, like a dog (rarely in the sense of shouting)
(intransitive) to produce a somewhat similar sound, notably as result of a cough

Inflection

Inflection of bassen (weak)
infinitive	bassen
past singular	baste
past participle	gebast
infinitive	bassen
gerund	bassen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bas	baste
2nd person sing. (jij)	bast	baste
2nd person sing. (u)	bast	baste
2nd person sing. (gij)	bast	baste
3rd person singular	bast	baste
plural	bassen	basten

subjunctive sing.¹	basse	baste
subjunctive plur.¹	bassen	basten

imperative sing.	bas
imperative plur.¹	bast

participles	bassend	gebast
¹⁾ Archaic.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

bassen

Plural form of bas

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpassen/

Verb

bassen

first-person singular past indicative of bassit

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

bassen m

definite singular of bass

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bassen m

definite singular of bass

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